US EditionChicago Fire Captain David Meyer dies after garage fire, collapse
- Chicago Fire Captain David Meyer died Wednesday in the Austin neighborhood.
- He died when a garage collapsed as firefighters assessed damage.
- Firefighters assessed the garage after extinguishing an early morning blaze.
- Meyer was 54 years old and a 28-year department veteran.
- Meyer leaves behind his wife and four children.
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Captain David Meyer, 54, leaves behind his parents, his wife and four children
Chicago Fire Captain Dies in Line of Duty
A routine call on Chicago's west side led to the death of a veteran fire captain and father of four Chicago Fire Department Captain David Meyer, 54, died early Wednesday while responding to a garage fire. The fire was reported just after 4am, and a mayday alarm was called minutes...
Chicago firefighter dies battling West Side garage fire caused by 'human action,' CFD says
CFD investigators said the garage fire that led to the death of Captain David Meyer was started by someone igniting the contents of a trash bin. Meyer is being remembered as a hard working, decades-long public servant.
Chicago fire captain killed in line of duty after garage collapses following early morning inferno
Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, 54, was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday after a garage, which had been on fire, collapsed after the flames were extinguished.
Chicago Fire Department Captain Dies Battling Garage Fire After Structure Collapses
CFD Captain Dies Fighting Garage Fire On Chicago's West Side - Chicago, IL - Chicago firefighters had extinguished the fire and were starting to salvage when the garage collapsed on the captain.
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